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The results of a systematic powder neutron study on Y1−x CaxBa2Cu3−y Co y O7±δ for A (x=y=0), B (x=0;y=0.2), C (x= 0;y=0.4), D (x=y=0.2), and E (x=y=0.4) are investigated with a view to understanding the relation between the structural parameters and superconductivity. Rietveld refinements of the structures show that: (a) Co substitutes at the chain Cu(1) sites only, except for sample E, where the presence of a minor amount of Co at the planar Cu(2) site cannot be ruled out; (b) Co substitution reduced thec-parameter, which is reduced even further upon substitution of Ca at the Y-sites; (c) the occupancy factors of the chain O(1) site indicate an average coordination of 4.8 and 5.1 for Co for samples B and C, but only 4 for D and E; (d) Cu/Co(1) atoms for B and C display large thermal parameters, suggesting a displacement from their ideal centrosymmetric location; (e) the apical Cu(1)-O(4) bond lengthens upon substitution of Co in samples B and C but undergoes shortening upon substitution of Ca in the case of samples D and E. The apical Cu(2)-O(4) bond, on the other hand, shows just the opposite trend; (f) samples D and E show a reduction in the separation of CuO2 layers and their oxygen content; and (e) the bond valence of the Cu(2) ion shows the lowest value of 2.127 for the nonsuperconducting sample C.
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Sharma, R., Ganguly, R., Rajagopal, H. et al. Neutron structural investigations of Y1−x CaxBa2Cu3−y Co y O7±δ . J Supercond 8, 271–277 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732380
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